Which Plow?

IHRedRules · Nov 7, 2014

I am looking at purchasing a 2 bottom plow. I ran across a fellow that has a John Deere 2 bottom trip plow (415?) and a ford 2 bottom trip plow (101?) for sale, both are $300. I am wondering which plow would be the better choice? I know the photos aren't great, but assuming all things are equal, which one is better?

old-9 · Nov 7, 2014

What tractor to pull it with?

IHRedRules · Nov 7, 2014

Ferguson to-30

Ron Muhlenkamp · Nov 7, 2014

Some tractors have a shorter span between the rear housing or PTO and the ends of the lift arms. Ford and Ferguson are longer than many others. So you should be OK with your to-30. I cannot use my Ford 101 plow on some other makes.

John B. · Nov 7, 2014

Just so you know the plows pictured are 3-point plows not trip plows. I would go with the John Deere just for parts availability. I don't know much about Ford parts being available.

toolz · Nov 7, 2014

That Ford has lots more clearance, front to back, and above the moldboards. That's the way I'd go.

flying belgian · Nov 7, 2014

How can you tell by those pictures that those are not trip bottoms?

FBH44 · Nov 8, 2014

Looks like to me that the JD green plow has trip bottoms, with the small lever sticking out the rear for manual trip. I would sure go that way, my trip has saved me lots of trouble and damage. I just back up, re-set the thing, and go again. It is a real safety feather here where I have lots of rocks, roots, etc.

2underage · Nov 8, 2014

Go with the Ford plow. It is a trip beam plow and it will plow. JD plows seemed to have trouble turning the furrow over completely. At dealer auctions {auctions where dealers go to buy equipment} the ford plows always bring higher prices than the John Deere unless the Deere plows are of special interest to a JD collector.

Billy NY · Nov 8, 2014

The 101 Ford plow should be a trip back, manual reset, just back up. I can't say which is better, knowing nothing about the JD plow. Parts are available for the Ford 101 like mine, I replaced, shins, shares, and both landsides on mine for less than $200 if I recall, I like the plow, only thing I think could make it better would be trash guards and moldboard extensions, for some conditions, as is, and if can be adjusted properly, it does a good job, trip mechanism does work nice.

I can't see the lever or hardware for the lift pin/cross bar that is adjustable. You can set it so the leading share point is more aggressive into the furrow wall or not, on my tractor I had to set it at maximum, lever all the way forward. Maybe its a newer series or possibly an econo model, shear bolt trip and no lever, I've seen variants that seem to be missing the lever, but still appeared to have a means to adjust the angle of the plow relative to the furrow wall.

The prices seems fair, I paid $250 for mine in 2010, and it needed all the parts shown above in black.

stevob671 · Nov 8, 2014

I have two 101 Ford plows, 1 with shear bolts and 1 with trip bottoms. That first plow (and all the other Ford plows in the pictures) are trip bottom plows. Hit a rock and the bottom should trip back. Just back up with plow down and should reset. Looks to have more trash clearance than the Deere at least in the dark pictures.

ih_bug · Nov 8, 2014

I have a john deere 2 furrow plow and cant get parts for it anywhere . still looking aftermarket.

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